Study Calls for COVID-Era Mandates After Monkeypox Strain Exhibits 'Pandemic Potential' - American Faith

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Study Calls for COVID-Era Mandates After Monkeypox Strain Exhibits 'Pandemic Potential' - American Faith

A new strain of Monkeypox has been discovered in the Democratic Republic of Congo, according to a preprint study. The study said the virus strain has “pandemic-potential” and called for “targeted vaccination” efforts. The virus is believed to be a “zoonotic spillover,” meaning it has jumped from animals to humans. According to the study, Clade Ib derives from genomes from an outbreak in Kamituga in October 2023. “The Kamituga mpox outbreak sprea…